diff --git a/x/examples/outline-connectivity-app/app_mobile/android/app/src/main/java/org/getoutline/sdk/example/connectivity/MobileBackendPlugin.kt b/x/examples/outline-connectivity-app/app_mobile/android/app/src/main/java/org/getoutline/sdk/example/connectivity/MobileBackendPlugin.kt
index 495030ea..2fe23260 100644
--- a/x/examples/outline-connectivity-app/app_mobile/android/app/src/main/java/org/getoutline/sdk/example/connectivity/MobileBackendPlugin.kt
+++ b/x/examples/outline-connectivity-app/app_mobile/android/app/src/main/java/org/getoutline/sdk/example/connectivity/MobileBackendPlugin.kt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class MobileBackendPlugin: Plugin() {
             response = Json.decodeFromString(
                 Shared_backend.handleRequest(
                     rawInputMessage.toByteArray(Charsets.UTF_8)
-                ).toString(Charsets.UTF_8)
+                ).toString(Charsets.UTF_8)C
             )
         } catch (error: Exception) {
             output.put("error", error.message)
diff --git a/x/examples/outline-connectivity-app/package.json b/x/examples/outline-connectivity-app/package.json
index 14e3a4cd..1652a117 100644
--- a/x/examples/outline-connectivity-app/package.json
+++ b/x/examples/outline-connectivity-app/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   "description": "A cross-platform connectivity test app using the Outline SDK",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@yarnpkg/sdks": "^3.0.0-rc.48",
+    "concurrently": "^8.2.2",
     "typescript": "^5.1.6"
   },
   "engines": {
@@ -25,8 +26,8 @@
     "shared_backend": "yarn workspace shared_backend",
     "shared_frontend": "yarn workspace shared_frontend",
     "watch": "yarn workspaces foreach -piv run watch",
-    "watch:android": "yarn workspaces foreach -piv run watch:android",
-    "watch:ios": "yarn workspaces foreach -piv run watch:ios"
+    "watch:android": "concurrently -n frontend,android 'yarn app_mobile watch:frontend' 'yarn workspaces foreach -piv run watch:android'",
+    "watch:ios": "concurrently -n frontend,ios 'yarn app_mobile watch:frontend' 'yarn workspaces foreach -piv run watch:ios'"
   },
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "workspaces": [
diff --git a/x/examples/outline-connectivity-app/yarn.lock b/x/examples/outline-connectivity-app/yarn.lock
index fbad2c9e..fef74a6c 100644
--- a/x/examples/outline-connectivity-app/yarn.lock
+++ b/x/examples/outline-connectivity-app/yarn.lock
@@ -975,6 +975,26 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"concurrently@npm:^8.2.2":
+  version: 8.2.2
+  resolution: "concurrently@npm:8.2.2"
+  dependencies:
+    chalk: ^4.1.2
+    date-fns: ^2.30.0
+    lodash: ^4.17.21
+    rxjs: ^7.8.1
+    shell-quote: ^1.8.1
+    spawn-command: 0.0.2
+    supports-color: ^8.1.1
+    tree-kill: ^1.2.2
+    yargs: ^17.7.2
+  bin:
+    conc: dist/bin/concurrently.js
+    concurrently: dist/bin/concurrently.js
+  checksum: 8ac774df06869773438f1bf91025180c52d5b53139bc86cf47659136c0d97461d0579c515d848d1e945d4e3e0cafe646b2ea18af8d74259b46abddcfe39b2c6c
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "console-control-strings@npm:^1.1.0":
   version: 1.1.0
   resolution: "console-control-strings@npm:1.1.0"
@@ -2608,6 +2628,7 @@ __metadata:
   resolution: "outline_sdk_connectivity_test@workspace:."
   dependencies:
     "@yarnpkg/sdks": ^3.0.0-rc.48
+    concurrently: ^8.2.2
     lit: ^2.7.6
     typescript: ^5.1.6
   languageName: unknown